Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the market dynamics amid a closely watched earnings season.
Investors found some solace in the solid earnings performance of the flagship tech giants such as Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL).
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Slower growth and interest rate cuts pressure bank profit margins
The stock market is getting scarier. But that could bring opportunities for value investors.
While lower costs of capital helped stocks last year and continue to do so, recent earnings calls point to the potential for lighter yields to signal trouble. As equities trade near record highs amidst rates that have drifted lower, the consideration of a worn-out consumer is pivotal.
Warmer-than-normal temperatures have reduced natural gas demand in the U.S. and Europe, leading to a decline in prices. However, have prices fallen too much in response?
